A teenager managed to drive his bullet-damaged car several blocks after being shot at a Southwest Philadelphia gas station late Tuesday night.
The 17-year-old was shot at the Lukoil gas station at South 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue around 11 p.m. on March 18, 2025, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
He then drove his Ford Taurus about eight blocks down Baltimore Avenue before police officers picked him up and took the teen to the hospital, Small said.
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The boy was hospitalized in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his shoulder, police said.
Back at the gas station, investigators found evidence that at least two shots were fired.
Investigators didn't immediately reveal a motive or any information on who pulled the trigger. the hope is that surveillance video at the shooting scene would help track down the shooter or shooters, police said.
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